Voila! We're in it together. I believe that things should be better than they are, I'm cautiously optimistic that they will get better, too. I also believe that we are sometimes alarmingly similar to how I see the politicians....Right or left, republican or democrat, liberal or conservative---instead of Americans. We need to find common ground and not focus on our differences, but focus on the significantly larger number of similarities we all share (we're pilots, we go up and down, try to put food on the table and support our families, and enjoy life). We all do that whether we're alpa, apa, teamster, non-union, black, white, yellow, whatever. Sorry about the earlier reference to a female dog, by the way.. OK, I'll shut up again.